Stay member for coat collars



N. ZUCK STAY MEMBER FOR com" COLLARS Filed March 28 3 ATTORNEY PatentedMay 13, 1924:.

warren sra'rns PATENT OFFICE.

NICHOLAS ZUCK, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

STAY MEMBER FOR COAT COLLARS.

Application filed March 28, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a stay member for coat collars, and has for itsobject to provide a device of this character which can be economicallymanufactured, and possesses the desired requisites for imparting to acoat collar the necessary smoothness, stiffness, and tendency againstbreaking or creasing.

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In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a coat, showing the manner ofapplication of the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View on line 2 2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of the stay member, showing ltslaminations partially pulled apart.

The construction is intended to be used' and thereby destroying theappearance of the coat.

The device includes a layer A of stiifen- .ing material, such ashair-cloth, and a layer B of padding material, such as felt.

The

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hair-cloth which I employ is preferably of a finely woven character,such as known in the trade as hymo and consisting of cotton or woolwoven with mohair or Chinese hair. The hair-cloth is treated, to impartstiffness thereto, by immersing it in a solution of cementitious orwaterproofing substance which also serves to retain the felt layeragainst the hair-cloth fabric, the parts being preferably securedtogether in the first instance by mechanical pressure.

The stay member is out according to a pattern, conforming generally tothe shape shown in Figure 3, and is then secured to the coat asindicated in Figure 2, and the dotted lines of Figure 1. The felt givesthe neces sary body and padding to the collar portion, while theprocessed hair-cloth fabric iniparts the necessary stiffness andresistance to breaking.

The important feature of the invention lies in the application to thecollar portion of a coat of a stiffening or stay member consisting oflaminations of a stiffening fabric and a padding fabric, the stifieniiig fabric being treated with a cementitious stiifening solutionwhich also acts to retain the laminations together.

I claim:

A stay member for coat collars having its opposite lengthwise edgescurved and substantially parallel, whereby the structure conforms to andcan be easily attached to a coat collar without cutting, and including alayer of felt and a layer of haircloth impregnated with a cementitioussubstance, the haircloth functioning both to stifl en the structure andto secure the felt thereto.

In witness whereof, I hereunto sign my name.

NICHOLAS ZUCK,

